The bike came with metzelers, but they where no good. The choice is pretty limited with the 18inch rear wheel and the 090s are considered the best. I don´t want to sacrifice dry grip for a bit more in the wet.
Even though I have no good experience with other tyres, I think that 090s are pretty good in the wet compared to others. Because the rubber is a realy soft compound, they heat up easily, even in the wet.
Hi, the BT090s are o.k. in the wet, you can ride pretty hard in the rain. Just don't push the leanangle and ride smoothly. The rear tyre holds out for about 5000 miles. The front tyre for 8000.
But, the most important thing. They are absolutely amazing in the dry!!
hey mate just chucked bt090 on my nc30... EXCELLENT!! Also I just chucked some ''crasher fairings'' onto it and I'd like to know if you can tell me roughly what it feels like in the rain when you know you can't lean anymore? What can of signs are there??
Allright nice that you like BT090s!!! You'll notice soon enough when you cant lean anymore.. The rubber on the rear tyre isn't profiled up to the edge, the rear tyre will start to slide around a bit when you push the lean angle......
ok thanks, but what i meant was- there is not enough grip in the rain to roll off the tyre edge of anything so what does it feel like when you are at maximum lean angle in the rain, same feeling? just back moving around? front gives any signs?
You can't get to max lean angle in the rain with BT090's, far before your max angle the back starts to move, the front is still ok. At that point the bike is telling you not to lean any further... So don't push the lean angle.... thrust me.
interesting, thanks. I think i have experienced this feeling before actually. do you find that your pegs come down before your knee do on these nc30's? ive ground the hell out of my pegs like this now. do tyre manufacturers design the back to start giving off this sign before the front i wonder?
Funny you mentioned that, I experienced the exact same thing with the stock pegs. I had to hang pretty far off the bike to get my knee down, before the peg does. I don't think tyre are enginered like that, but on the other hand, a sliding rear tyre is easier to handle than a sliding front....
I haven't ridden on BT020, but kneedowns are possible with pretty much every tyre. The compound of BT020 is harder than BT090 so you must make sure you have some heat in your tyres. On a roundabout the bike won't loose tractrion all of a sudden, as long as the road isn't dirty. Go out and have a go, post some vids!!!
Zal die racefactory900 zichzelf al te pletter hebben gereden op die waardeloze banden die je hem hebt aangesmeerd?
VinceNakano 3 months ago
The bike came with metzelers, but they where no good. The choice is pretty limited with the 18inch rear wheel and the 090s are considered the best. I don´t want to sacrifice dry grip for a bit more in the wet.
Even though I have no good experience with other tyres, I think that 090s are pretty good in the wet compared to others. Because the rubber is a realy soft compound, they heat up easily, even in the wet.
FrankBlazeNL 3 years ago
Hey mate! What are the BT090's like in the wet? Also what are they like for mileage? Cheers!
racefactory900 3 years ago
Hi, the BT090s are o.k. in the wet, you can ride pretty hard in the rain. Just don't push the leanangle and ride smoothly. The rear tyre holds out for about 5000 miles. The front tyre for 8000.
But, the most important thing. They are absolutely amazing in the dry!!
FrankBlazeNL 3 years ago
Thanks mate. Is there anything better in the rain that you've tried?
racefactory900 3 years ago
hey mate just chucked bt090 on my nc30... EXCELLENT!! Also I just chucked some ''crasher fairings'' onto it and I'd like to know if you can tell me roughly what it feels like in the rain when you know you can't lean anymore? What can of signs are there??
racefactory900 3 years ago
Allright nice that you like BT090s!!! You'll notice soon enough when you cant lean anymore.. The rubber on the rear tyre isn't profiled up to the edge, the rear tyre will start to slide around a bit when you push the lean angle......
FrankBlazeNL 2 years ago
ok thanks, but what i meant was- there is not enough grip in the rain to roll off the tyre edge of anything so what does it feel like when you are at maximum lean angle in the rain, same feeling? just back moving around? front gives any signs?
racefactory900 2 years ago
You can't get to max lean angle in the rain with BT090's, far before your max angle the back starts to move, the front is still ok. At that point the bike is telling you not to lean any further... So don't push the lean angle.... thrust me.
FrankBlazeNL 2 years ago
interesting, thanks. I think i have experienced this feeling before actually. do you find that your pegs come down before your knee do on these nc30's? ive ground the hell out of my pegs like this now. do tyre manufacturers design the back to start giving off this sign before the front i wonder?
racefactory900 2 years ago
Funny you mentioned that, I experienced the exact same thing with the stock pegs. I had to hang pretty far off the bike to get my knee down, before the peg does. I don't think tyre are enginered like that, but on the other hand, a sliding rear tyre is easier to handle than a sliding front....
FrankBlazeNL 2 years ago
mate i have BT020s, are these any good for knee down, is it possible?
pierre266 2 years ago
I haven't ridden on BT020, but kneedowns are possible with pretty much every tyre. The compound of BT020 is harder than BT090 so you must make sure you have some heat in your tyres. On a roundabout the bike won't loose tractrion all of a sudden, as long as the road isn't dirty. Go out and have a go, post some vids!!!
FrankBlazeNL 2 years ago